Homesteading can be expensive sometimes. It can be done on the cheap, but as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for (most of the time). Now if you have read this blog for more than a post or two, then you know I may not be the king of repurposing but I'm definitely … [Read more...]
Financial Challenges of Homesteading
I will admit that my first reaction to this article was not positive. I read the article and I felt discouraged. You see, prior to us really giving farmsteading a go, I was working two full time 24 hr shift jobs. I worked 48 hours on and 24 hours off. I did that for 2 years. … [Read more...]
Kitchen Hacks
If you haven't been taking stock of the resurgence of the "hack" term then I suggest that you browse them when they come up in your social media or on the blogs you follow. They can be very useful. Life hacks aren't a new concept (albeit a fairly new term) and have been handed … [Read more...]
The Cost of Running a Small Farm
When you are first starting out in homesteading/farmsteading one of the the things you have to consider is the cost to run a small farm. Unfortunately, there is no one quick and easy answer to how much it cost to run a farm. There are a articles out there on the cost of … [Read more...]
Planting to Feed Your Family
One of the toughest things about planting crops in a self-sustainable manner is determining how much to plant. Too little and you won't have enough to feed yourself through the growing season or you might have enough to get through the harvest but you might not have enough to … [Read more...]
